RE

• Eternal


  Without beginning or end
• Creator


  God created the universe
• Benevolent


  Loving and kind
• Genesis: '"Let us make mankind in our own image, in our likeness"'
• Humans


  • Created in the image of God
  • Have free will, reason and conscience
  • Unique and sacred in God's eyes
• "Whatever you did for these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
• 6 Days of Creation

  1. Light and dark

  2. Sky and Sea

  3. Land and Plants

  4. Sun and Stars

  5. Birds and Fish

  6. Animals and Humans

  7. Day of Rest
• Interpretations of 6 Days of Creation


  • Literal: the bible is the word of god
  • Non-literal: metaphor, big bang and evolution were caused by god, human writers of bible are fallible
• Nature of Humanity


  • Imago dei (in the likeness of god)
  • Free will, reason and conscience
  • All unique and sacred in God's eyes
• Stewardship God granted us dominion over earth, so we have a responsibility for conserving and restoring the Earth's resources for future generations. we should not exploit the earth's resources.
• Creation of Adam


  • Shows God creating man
  • God on a brain, giving us intelligence
• "It ought to be in good taste and a worthy place for prayer and sacred cerenmonies": 'CCC'
• Four Marks of the Church

  • One
  • Holy
  • Catholic
  • Apostolic
• One

  • One body, one church
  • Monotheism, unity of the trinity
  • Unity of catholics through mass
• Holy


  • Set apart for a special purpose by God
  • God made the church, therefore it is holy
• Catholic

  • Means universal
  • God is omnipresent
  • The christian message is for everyone
  • Jesus said to evangelise
• Apostolic


  Apostles' duty to teach, defend and preserve tradition
• Jesus' Example of Morality

  • Forgiveness
  • Servitude
  • Social Justice
  • Love
• Mary as Model of the Church


  • Discipleship - obeyed God's plan, lived without sin, devoted to jesus from birth
  • Faith - Believed Jesus was God's son, Trusted death was not the end for her son
  • Charity - gave up her life to bear God's son, always helped the less fortunate, prays for people on earth from heaven
• The Second Vatican Council was called by Pope John XXIII after WWII to bring the church up to date and bring the church closer to the people

  
• The Church as the Body of Christ


  • Eucharist joins them with jesus
  • United through baptism
  • Members of church and christ interdependent like body parts
  • Christians carry on christ's work on earth
• "Christians are one body in christ, and so are members of one another.": 'St Paul'
• "The Church is the body of Christ": 'CCC'
• Literal


  • The direct word of God
  • No mistakes, contradictions are intentional
  • If it contradicts science, science is wrong
• Liberal


  • Inspired word of God written by humans
  • Metaphorical and open to interpretation
  • Sometimes outdated
• The Old Testament


  • The Torah - Law
  • The Prophets - history
  • The Writings - Psalms
• The New Testament


  • Four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
  • Acts of the Apostles - history of the church
  • The Letters - letters by saints
  • Revelation - apocalyptic book about escathology

  
• "All scripture is inspired by God.": 'St Paul'
• "God inspired writers, so the Bible is a source of guidance and faith": 'CCC'
• CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, a charity to help end world poverty. They provide education and life skills, emergency aid, and raise awareness of international crises.
• How Catholics can follow the Catholic Social Teachings


  • Career: doctor, teacher, police
  • Charities and volunteering
  • Environmentally friendly lifestyle
  • Social justice marches and protests
• During Pentecost the disciples received gifts of knowledge, wisdom, faith, and language from the holy spirit to help them evangelise.
• The parable of the sheep and the goats, and the parable of the good samaritan, teach about justice
• "It's easier for the camel to fit through the eye of the needle than it is for the rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.": 'Jesus'
• "Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God.": 'John'
• "Preach good news to the poor.": 'Luke'
• "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God.": 'Jesus'
• "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.": 'The Our Father'
• "Forgive them father, for they do not know what they do.": 'Jesus on the cross as he was mocked by soldiers'
• Laudato Si is a letter written by Pope Francis to all Bishops, titled 'Care for our common home', addressing pollution, climate change, food and water shortages, and loss of biodiversity.